Chapter 56

Cordelia eyed Everard with a mixture of curiosity and caution.

His eyes betrayed no hint of fear, but his face was a shade paler than usual, perhaps from fright.

Whether he was faking it or genuinely scared, she couldn’t deny her boyfriend’s “reasonable request“. But she did have one card up her sleeve.

With a languid voice, she offered, “I’ll just grab your breakfast then.”

That would keep Cordelia at a safer distance from Everard.

As Cordelia turned to leave, Everard rose to his feet and followed closely behind her, his voice steady, “With you here, I’m not scared at all.”

Calvert, who had been sitting silently at the table like a church mouse, was speechless. Back in the day, when their group huddled together, they used to wonder if there was anything Everard couldn’t do. They concluded that Everard might only be helpless at dating.

Now it seemed like the big man could handle even that with flair.

In his first love, Everard was already pulling off moves so suave that surprised Calvert. He resolved to demand a “mental health allowance” when he got back for being force–fed this daily dose of romantic display. This was just inhumane

They continued their breakfast in silence.

Cordelia’s phone buzzed.

She glanced at it and saw a text from Actorman, ‘Lia, I got the bag! Thanks a bunch! How much do I owe you? Send over your bank details and I’ll transfer the cash”

She had shipped off the bag to Bland after acquiring it last week, but it was only now, seeing his message, that she remembered she hadn’t settled up with Everard

“How much for the bag?” she inquired.

Everard swallowed his mouthful of pancakes and replied, “200

Cordelia texted back the details.

LearnLover replied, “Two hundred. Bank account is XXX.

Actorman continued, “Got it, Lia. The money’s on its way”

Cordelia didn’t give it another thought and went back to her meal.

and laid three hundred–dollar bills on the table, “The extra hundred’s

at a loss

he swallowed the fact that this bag was actually worth

this girl?“, a heated discussion

gets this bag without markup. She sold it to me at the

be sold for a premium since they were in short supply

caring about this chump change. I sent her my

‘Designer bags are accessible

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case for the finest

thought they were loval pursuers

this girl with math 7

she can’t do it. But probably she doesn’t even realize the’s cracked Batra’s Conjecture. I’ve lost hope, not everyone who joins us is a jack of

She’s just a young girl. Don’t set

Cordelia headed to school.

gates, a black Rolls Royce was parked, and the driver respectfully opened the rear door Yates, sporting a shock of red hair,

an untamed aura that kept his peers at a safe distance,

student, not noticing Yates, greeted him only when they were too close to

Yates

man, clearly annoyed, looked up with fiery

someone tapped his shoulder, pushing him to the brink

is bothering me… Yates was about to lash out but turned to see

just looking

reluctantly muttered, “Boss

replied

Yates now meekly followed her into the school, glancing back only to notice how her

he overheard her curious voice, “What were you looking

his phone and

prepared for further questions

acknowledged and didn’t pursue the

was at a loss

parted ways on the third floor, with Yates quickly ascending to the top floor

school, and four members of the

No. 1 rushed over, “Bro

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